silver engraved cigarette box
Object
Household & domestic Items
Production date
1917
Object number
2010.151
Physical Description
Cigarette box with coat of arms for Royal Flying Corps Guards and engraved names
Associated Event
First World War
Associated Place
Material
Silver
Dimension
Width (Bottom): 15cm
Height (Whole): 5cm
Depth: 9cm
Height (Whole): 5cm
Depth: 9cm
Exhibition Label
From the exhibition 'The Art of War – Posters & Propaganda from the First World War' [23 February – 28 May 2016]
Royal Flying Corps, Hackney Marshes
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the war. It merged with the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
During the early part of the war the RFC supported the British Army with photographic reconnaissance. This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots and later in the war, the bombing of strategic German military airfields and industrial and transportation facilities.
This box was awarded to Colonel Sergeant Major Fitch.
Royal Flying Corps, Hackney Marshes
The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the war. It merged with the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force.
During the early part of the war the RFC supported the British Army with photographic reconnaissance. This work gradually led RFC pilots into aerial battles with German pilots and later in the war, the bombing of strategic German military airfields and industrial and transportation facilities.
This box was awarded to Colonel Sergeant Major Fitch.
On display?
No
Inscription
Presented to Co. Sergt. Major Fitch on his promotion by the Wednesday and Friday Royal Flying Corps Hackney Marshes January 1917